Sony Pictures Networks India is an Indian media company, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation.[1] Initially, the corporation was formed only to run its television broadcasting business but since then, it has been diversified. The group includes SPN Productions and SPN Distribution as subsidiaries.

The company is responsible of managing Sony's television channels division in India, such as SET, Sony Ten, AXN and its sister networks.

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It was founded in India in October 1995 as Multi Screen Media.[2] In January 2013, it expanded to cover its video-on-demand division with the launch of OTT platform Sony LIV.[3]On 3 November 2015, Multi Screen Media was renamed as Sony Pictures Networks India after 21 years.[4]

Sony entered into the Indian sports TV market in 2002 after acquiring the licence rights for ICC matches from 2003 to 2007,[5] which were broadcast on SET and Sony Max.[6] In 2008, along with Singapore-based World Sport Group, it won the broadcast rights for IPL matches for 10 years for more than US$1 billion.[7] In April 2012, it launched it first sports channel Sony Six.[8] In October 2015, it partnered with ESPN to launch another sports channel, named Sony ESPN.[9] On 31 August 2016, it acquired the Ten Sports networks from Zee Entertainment Enterprises for a deal worth US$385 million[10]